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Phigalia denticulata
A moth on a bridge guardrail.
Suburban.
Rainy foggy January day.
Spotted on Jan 13, 2013
Submitted on Jan 13, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks, I've updated the identification
Your moth looks like one of the male Phigalia moths, perhaps the Toothed Phigalia (Phigalia denticulata). These are active in winter in MD.
See http://bugguide.net/node/view/43709 for a species guide.
See http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2283... for a Maryland moth mission.